Alibaba stories
Animoca Brands launches AliBAE with CHECK bounty rewards
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gaming
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crypto
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blockchain
Animoca Brands unveils AliBAE AI creator platform with 100,000 CHECK in bounty rewards and Alibaba's Qwen models.
AliExpress raises UK Brand+ price guarantee to £40
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martech
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commerce systems
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smart home
AliExpress boosts its UK Brand+ price promise, lifting per-item refunds to GBP £40 and monthly claim caps to GBP £160 on select goods.
GPT-5.4 tops AI accounting test but errors remain high
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digital transformation
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fintech
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risk & compliance
GPT-5.4 leads new AI benchmark on real-world accounting tasks, but its 77.3% score leaves firms facing stubborn reliability gaps.
Amazon leads concentrated global hyperscale market
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public cloud
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martech
Amazon leads the concentrated global hyperscale data centre market, as the top 10 providers captured 46% of 2024 revenue.
Sentinel Global rebuilds AI-led venture team, eyes 2026
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spacetech
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drones
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crypto
Sentinel Global rebuilds its AI-driven venture team around GIC veteran Jeremy Kranz and expands Sentinel Labs, targeting a 2026 fundraise.
Qualcomm coalition targets AI-native 6G rollout by 2029
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uc
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network infrastructure
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smart cities
Qualcomm unites tech and telecoms heavyweights in a new coalition to fast-track AI-native 6G standards and networks for rollout from 2029.
Alibaba Cloud powers AI-first tech shift at Olympics
Sat, 28th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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digital entertainment
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llms
Alibaba Cloud's AI and live cloud platform reshaped Milano Cortina broadcasting and operations, debuting LLM tools across the Olympics.
Alibaba Cloud brings AI replay tech to Milano 2026
Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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rpa
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genai
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llms
Alibaba Cloud will power immersive AI-driven replays and fast media search for global broadcasters at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games.
CMC Invest data shows ETFs, Bitcoin lead retail trades
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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crypto
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cartech
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risk & compliance
CMC Invest data shows Australian retail traders stayed net buyers in 2025, with ETFs dominating turnover and Bitcoin cracking the top 10.
Up to 84% of GPU power wasted in growing multimodal AI sector
Fri, 28th Nov 2025
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power / energy
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ai
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alibaba
Up to 84% of GPU power is wasted in multimodal AI, causing major inefficiencies and costs as firms struggle with legacy infrastructure.
Study finds AI creativity tools offer similar results in ads
Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
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martech
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llms
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ai
A study reveals popular AI tools yield similarly creative advertising outcomes, highlighting the essential role of human input in marketing innovation.
VivaTech 2025 sees record turnout & surging AI innovation
Mon, 16th Jun 2025
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hyperscale
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fintech
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martech
VivaTech 2025 attracted 180,000 global visitors, highlighting a 40% surge in AI exhibitors and fostering 640,000 business connections across 171 nationalities.
Alibaba releases VACE, an open-source AI video editor
Thu, 15th May 2025
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digital entertainment
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software development
Alibaba launches Wan2.1-VACE, an open-source AI model combining video generation and editing, streamlining content creation for various media platforms.
Alibaba launches Qwen3, open-source AI for global developers
Mon, 5th May 2025
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ai
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software development
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agentic ai
Alibaba has open-sourced Qwen3, a new large language model series with up to 235B parameters, supporting 119 languages and advanced hybrid reasoning.
Alibaba chair Joe Tsai advocates for open-source AI future
Fri, 14th Feb 2025
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llms
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ai models
Joe Tsai, Chairman of Alibaba, has urged a focus on open-source AI models, predicting their role in driving economic growth and accessibility in tech.
Report: Who is leading the global cloud project race?
Fri, 23rd Jun 2023
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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microsoft
The Global Cloud Projects Report and Database 2023 reveals the distinct market footprints of major cloud vendors, according to IoT Analytics.
Alibaba records growth for 2020, but it's not all smooth sailing
Mon, 25th May 2020
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supply chain
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alibaba
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financial results
The company's Cloud business saw huge gains, but the declining business activity in the early months of 2020 was not kind to the retail giant.
Alibaba Cloud to invest US$28 billion in cloud infrastructure
Mon, 20th Apr 2020
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semiconductors
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public cloud
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iaas
Alibaba Cloud is set to bolster its cloud infrastructure by investing USD $28 billion over three years, focusing on next-gen data centers and key technologies.
Coronavirus: Alibaba Cloud delivers eCommerce to help retailers
Fri, 13th Mar 2020
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alibaba
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alibaba cloud
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covid-19
Alibaba Cloud will deliver a series of eCommerce solutions to assist organisations that are adversely impacted by the coronavirus outbreak.
Alibaba Cloud gains new security accreditations
Thu, 7th Nov 2019
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healthtech
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alibaba
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alibaba cloud
Alibaba Cloud earns top TISAX and GxP accreditations, boosting its security credentials in auto and healthcare.